Chapter 4. Driver Installation
44 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
For Redhat WS4 on Intel x86 and AMD, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/
3w-9xxx.<ko, smp, or hug> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type y.
For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.<ko or smp> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type y.
4 For 2.6 Kernels, add the following line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko
5 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following command:
/sbin/depmod -a
6 Run mkinitrd by entering the following:
/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-<kernel string>.img
<kernel string1>
where <kernel string1> is the /lib/modules directory from which to copy
the 3w-9xxx driver. Example:
/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-14.img 2.6.18-14
7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip to Step 8.
If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record
on disk by typing the following:
/sbin/lilo
The output should be similar to:
Added linux *
8 Reboot.
The 3ware kernel driver module will be loaded from the ram disk
automatically at boot time.
To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module
manually instead of using a RAM disk
1 Log in as root and open a console window.
2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module.
To mount the CD, type:
mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter.
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